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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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